Recorded 2000 Origin
(2000) Fallen
(2003) Release date 4 November 2000 | Length unkown Artist Evanescence Label Bigwig Enterprises | |
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Released November 4, 2000 (U.S.) Genres Alternative rock, Gothic rock, Alternative metal, Gothic metal, Nu metal Similar Fallen, The Open Door, Anywhere but Home, Evanescence, Not for Your Ears | ||
Origin is the first demo album by the alternative metal band Evanescence. It was self-released in 2000, and manufactured and distributed by Bigwig Enterprises, approximately 50 copies were made. Only 2,500 album copies were pressed and sold at the band's live concerts in Little Rock, Arkansas, and on the Bigwig Enterprises website in limited numbers.
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Background
Manufactured by a friend, this rough-draft full-length debut had only a few thousand copies made of the album and were being sold for US$400 on eBay immediately following Fallen's release,. Although it is commonly referred to as a full-length album, lead vocalist and co-founder Amy Lee refers to it as a "dressed up" demo CD, and urges fans to simply download the album, rather than purchase it. It contains earlier versions of "Whisper", "Imaginary", and "My Immortal", which appeared on the band's debut studio album, Fallen, as well as a re-recorded version of the track "Where Will You Go", which previously appeared on the Evanescence EP released in 1998. Three tracks were omitted: "Catherine", "Spanish", and "Listen to the Rain".
Release
Origin (previously unreleased demo) will be released commercially for the first time in December 2016 as a part of The Ultimate Collection vinyl boxset.
Critical reception
Spin magazine's Melissa Maerz graded the album with two out of five stars and wrote, "Manufactured by a friend, this rough-draft full-length debut features stripped down versions of Fallen hits such as 'Whisper' and 'My Immortal'."
Track Listing - Demo cd version
Personnel
Songs
1Origin0:35
2Whisper3:57
3Imaginary3:32